SOLUTION: there are 20 data points in a given data set. If the two highest data values were thrown out,which statistics would change ? • the mean,median and mode will change • the mod

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Question 1025695: there are 20 data points in a given data set. If the two highest data values were thrown out,which statistics would change ?
• the mean,median and mode will change
• the mode will definitely change
•the median will definitely change
•the mean will definitely change
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 20 data points in a given data set. If the two highest data values were thrown out,which statistics would change ?
• the mean,median and mode will change
• the mode will definitely change
•the median will definitely change:: true
•the mean will definitely change:: true
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's wrong!

Only the mean will definitely change.

Neither the median nor the mode will necessary change:

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

The median and mode are both 7

Toss out 14 and 15

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,8,9,10,11,12,13

The median and mode are still 7.

Edwin